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Responsibility

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make posters.  In this good citizens lesson, 2nd graders read Arthur's Pet Business, discuss the examples of good citizenship, share their responsibilities, and make responsibility posters.
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What is a Friend? A Multimedia Approach to Comprehension

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and discuss the characteristics of a good friend. They read the book "Just My Friend" by Mercer Mayer, and watch the videos "My Wet Pet" and "The Berenstein Bears: Road Race." Students identify the friend...
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Respect for Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss importance of acting responsibly when caring for pets, reflect upon quote, "All Living Beings Have the Right to Respect and Kindness," read story Anastasia Wants a Rabbit and answer comprehension questions, role play...
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Hop To It!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore grasshoppers. In this grasshoppers instructional activity, students measure the jumping distance of live grasshoppers. Students then record the jumping distance of people in their group. Students record the...
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Life Science- Learning About Tadpoles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate a frog's life cycle. In this tadpole lesson, students observe tadpoles in an aquarium and record results. Students fill in a KWL chart as an assessment.
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Simon Says "Who Are You?"

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore their similarities and differences. In this getting to know you instructional activity, students play a variation of "Simon Says," according to various personality and physical traits.
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Comprehension of Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. In this word problem solving lesson, 3rd graders read a book titled Counting on Frank by Rod Clement and utilize the information in the story to answer study...
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Safety With Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the proper way to care for animals. For this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the fact that animals have feelings. Students read an article included in the lesson plant about animal feelings and ways to be gentle...
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What is a Puppy Mill?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider community and legislative efforts to stop puppy mills. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the needs of pets and determine how puppy mills do not meet the needs of animals.  Students research animal...
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Dogfighting Hurts Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss dogfights and relate caring for a baby to caring for their animal.  In this dogfighting lesson plan, students view video about dogs forced to fight and relate to parenting skills.  Middle schoolers...
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Help Others

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars share the value of helping others through reading and art activities. For this Clifford and the Big Storm lesson plan, students read the story, discuss courage, and create a gallery of heroes.
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The Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze a classic children's story by discussing it with their peers.  In this reading comprehension activity, students read The Little Red Hen, and discuss ways the hen takes care of his responsibilities.  Students...
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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe mealworms and earthworms. In this mealworm and earthworm lesson, 5th graders complete an experiment in which they observe the life cycle and living conditions of mealworms and earthworms. They experiment with...
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Gender Shouldn't Limit You

For Teachers K - 5th
Students decide what gender should be their classroom president.  In this gender role lesson plan, students debate on the roles of the genders, and if they ever intertwine.  
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A Response to 9-1-1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
When you get hurt, who are the people who help you? Learn about first responders, support services, and public health with a reading passage. Kids read the informational text and answer reading comprehension questions about the...
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The Wolf

For Students 4th Standards
Fourth graders have likely heard the expression to cry wolf, but they may not know the saying's origin. A short reading passage tells the story and includes four comprehension questions for pupils to demonstrate their...
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Who's Responsible?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils write short stories. For this defining words lesson, students look up the meanings of responsible and irresponsible and write their own definitions for the two words. Pupils write two short stories about a responsible pet...
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Toxics Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover that chemicals and toxics are all around us and we can make a choice whether or not to use them.
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How Animals Bond

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this animals lesson plan, students students write a description about a pet or animal that they know. They include details that would help someone who has never met their animal feel like they know it already. Artwork about their...
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Thank You For the Food We Eat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore where our food comes from. In this science lesson, students discuss how much of our food comes from animals. Students construct a mobile.
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Urban Biology: Can Fish Detect Odors

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate how fish use their sense of smell. In this scientific method lesson, students design and perform an experiment to investigate how fish use their sense of smell. This lesson includes statistical analysis and...
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An Introduction to 'Opae 'ula

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the 'opae 'ula. In this science instructional activity, students observe a live specimen and identify the major body parts. Students construct habitat jars and observe the 'opae 'ula behaviors.
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Companion Animals

For Students 6th - 7th
In this animals worksheet, students discuss their own pets. Then students answer 3 questions having to do with pets and overpopulation. Students then separate into debate teams and debate licensing and breeding issues.
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Senior Historians

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders interview seniors to see what Boise, Idaho was like in the past. For this Idaho lesson, 3rd graders come up with interview questions and they meet with a senior "historian." They write about what they learned from this...